Planetary hours
in Leuven.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 3 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:24
- 3♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 17:00
- 10♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:06
- 11☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:11
- 12♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:11
- 2☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:54
- 5♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:43
- 7♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:33
- 9☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:16
- 12♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Saturday, 3 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:13 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.